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Firearm disqualifications in Connecticut
What disqualifies you from owning a firearm in Connecticut?
Someone in Connecticut is disqualified from owning a firearm if they are:
- Convicted of a felony
- Convicted as a delinquent of a serious juvenile offense
- Discharged from custody
- Proven not guilty of a crime due to mental disease
- Has been a resident of a mental institution/hospital with psychiatric disabilities within the last year by the order of court
- Is subject to a protective / restraining order by any state court
- Subject to a firearm seizure order
- Is prohibited from receiving , shipping, possessing a firearm for mental health reasons
Felony restrictions on firearms in Connecticut
Those convicted of a felony in Connecticut:
- cannot purchase a firearm
- Cannot possess a firearm
- Cannot ship/transfer a firearm
Mental health restrictions on firearms in Connecticut
A person cannot possess or sell a firearm if they have been admitted to a mental hospital for their mental illness.
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